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2. Any virtual machines (VMs) running on the first server are evacuated and moved off to
another server (Figure 7-26).
Figure 7-26 UIM evacuates first servers VMs for updating
3. The server is taken off line and updates are applied.
4. After the updates are applied, the server is put back in the pool and workloads are
restored to the server.
5. The next server to be updated is evacuated of any running VMs which are moved to
another server (Figure 7-27).
Figure 7-27 UIM evacuates next servers VMs for updating
6. The server is taken off line and updates are applied.
7. After the updates are applied, the server is put back in the pool and workloads are
restored to the server.
8. The process repeats until all targeted machines are updated.
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